LONDON SUNDAY TIMES CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across
1 Setting to delight certain animal- welfare groups
( 3,3,2,5) 10 Hidden mole at university meant to hear profit
results ( 9) 11 Unfortunately, I love a sailor’s sweetheart ( 5) 12 Insect left flower ( 5) 13 Barrier erected by people making angry
exclamation? ( 9) 14 Is an ant’s evolution heralding a beastly sign of
division? ( 8) 16 Finding a doctor in Ulster possibly could be a
struggle ( 6) 19 Italian source of exotic vine on English church
( 6) 20 Engine part, half of machine’s fast revolution
( 8) 22 Like Spooner’s duff reel, not a good transaction
( 5,4) 24 English town, of course ( 5) 25 Make a grave commitment ( 5) 26 New car in tune? Are you sure? ( 9) 27 Old transport system sounding cheaper than it
probably was ( 5- 8)
Down
2 Cool tune I composed for vocal presentation ( 9) 3 Duck in this way put to some purpose ( 5) 4 Giving up, having lied badly during first year of
power ( 8) 5 Poles carry documents ( 6) 6 Upsetting to sailors they may maroon ( 9) 7 Island holiday, start it in first- class
accommodation ( 5) 8 Surprised as I am to say this, not once did I excel
( 13) 9 Restoration? Check the financial summary
( 13) 15 Trade- in car, cash sweetener provided ( 9) 17 Officer on board putting craft before lover ( 9) 18 Rising on- line- delivery service ( 5,3) 21 Tie off fruit tree, put out to grass again ( 2- 4) 23 After a loss, relative is to get rid of bonds ( 5) 24 Where some creatures live is heart- breaking ( 5)